In autoimmune diseases, the body attacks and damages its own tissues, often without a clear cause. Examples of autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease and more. These diseases can affect all areas of the body. Naturopathic approach to autoimmunity includes looking the at the person as-a-whole. Many aspects of a person’s health can be investigated to help restore balance to the body. The areas of the body that need support include immunity, inflammation, gut health and toxicity. These need to be treated in order to maximize healing and balance the autoimmunity.

It’s wedding season; a time when couples happily tie the knot and begin to take the first steps towards consolidating their finances. Once the excitement of the wedding is behind them, couples will have to decide how to merge what were once two very distinct financial lives into one. What works best for some couples doesn’t work for others, so it’s important to have an open discussion about spending, debt, budgets, and bank accounts. A skilled Investment Advisor can work with couples to determine their financial habits and take the stress out of mingling their money as they move forward.

Trauma isn’t only military service, abuse, natural disasters, etc. Those are “Big T” traumas, but there are many “Little T” traumas like car accidents, witnessing a crime, or sudden death of a loved one. Trauma is anything that overwhelms our capacity to cope. Left unprocessed, those long-ago traumas can still affect our perceptions and decisions today. It’s uncomfortable to address them, certainly, but that is the only way to be released from their grasp and move forward. EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) can help this process faster than traditional talk therapy, without the need to talk much about it beforehand.